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Noise in the Superdome had an impact on the 49ers in the first drive. Usually, the 49ers sport a variety of formations and personnel groups. On their first drive, they went with a tradition fullback, halfback, tight end, and two receivers personnel group with little motion. On third down they didn’t even use three receivers, instead going with two tight ends. The result was a three-and-out.
Meanwhile on defense, the 49ers stymied the Saints with forcing two straight three and outs. Who would have expected that?